Tsars and imposters : Russia's time of troubles / Daniel H. Shubin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shubin, Daniel H., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pretenders to the throne--Russia--Biography.

Pretenders to the throne.

Russia--History--Time of Troubles, 1598-1613.

Russia.

Russia--History--Fyodor I, 1584-1598.

Russia--History--Boris Fyodorovich Godunov, 1598-1605.

Russia--Kings and rulers--Biography.

Boris Fyodorovich Godunov, Czar of Russia, 1551 or 1552-1605.

Boris Fyodorovich Godunov.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Algora Publishing, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Incomparable villains and heroes surge through the history of medieval Russia. Ivan IV may have been dubbed the Terrible, but when he died, the Rurik dynasty that had ruled Russia for centuries came to an end. And what followed was far worse. This volume is the history of Russia's struggle through a period of weak rulers, false pretendants to the throne, foreign invasions and civil strife. Even the weather was disastrous, and famine was inevitable. War, butchery and betrayals ensued until the Romanov Dynasty took control. This is an original translation from classic Russian sources.

Contents:

1. Introduction; 2. The Era of Tsar Ivan IV the Terrible; 3. The Era of Tsar Feodor Ivanovich; 4. The Era of Tsar Boris Feodorovich Godunov; 5. The Rise of False Dmitri I; 6. The Era of Tsar False Dmitri I; 7. The Era of Tsar Vasili Shuisky; 8. Civil Wars, Invasions and False Dmitri II; 9. The Liberation of Russia; Epilogue

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-87586-689-1

OCLC:

460122213